Lyric discussion by radiocakedoves 

Cover art for Daria lyrics by Cake

This song relates to me and my once-optimistic girlfriend. She looked down on my defeatism. And the harder she tried to help me, the more resistance I put up, creating a downward-spiral effect. She feels that I don't respect her opinions or observations on life. We are still together, after 5 or so years. "I will not be soothed, goddammit!"

Well, that's a relief. Not the looking down on your defeatism part... that's kinda rude. I was dearly hoping that the only song ever made with my name wasn't about a douche of a person. As a Daria living through the 80s with our name, you either killed yourself from the torture you received because of the name, or you learned optimism.

I can feel you on the, "I won't be soothed" part. Sometimes you just need a good dark brooding melancholy to feel better.

Daria

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Well, that's a relief. Not the looking down on your defeatism part... that's kinda rude. I was dearly hoping that the only song ever made with my name wasn't about a douche of a person. As a Daria living through the 80s with our name, you either killed yourself from the torture you received because of the name, or you learned optimism.

I can feel you on the, "I won't be soothed" part. Sometimes you just need a good dark brooding melancholy to feel better.

Daria

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